Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1929, Page 22

T 3 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C., MAY 5, 1929—PART I e s SEA SAGA WRITTEN | BY SALVAGE BOAT Tpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW Y made to the Li | Kirkor Minassian of New York of a con- |and diverse. | temporary copy of “The Divan” of the | Persian poet Mir All Shir adds another | anq”most fertile writers of his time, THE DIVAN.” BY MIR ALI SHIR. ADDED TO CONGRESS LIBRARY | | dynasty and later his minister, flour- ORK, May 4.—A gift just ished during the latter half of the fif- lbrary of Congress by teenth century. His talents were many He was one of the most distinguished musicians | Nai painters Bihzad and Shah Muzaff: Qui-Muhammad, , the Shaykhi i and Husayn Udi, that of the his- Jami. torian Mirkhwand and that of the poet Mir Ali Shir is said to have been ad- mitted by Jami into the Nasqshbandi sect of dervishes, and that so complete was his devotion to pious works that he established, restored and endowed 370 mosques, colleges and other insti- tutions in Khurasan alone. That prov- ince, and especially the city of Herat, Two of the Mirzas succeeded the sultan, relsnlng jointly. Babur quotes from Sadl to describe the situation: “Ten dervishes sleep on one rug, but the same climate cannot contain two kings.” In a short time Shah Ismalil, founder of the Safawi dynasty, was in supreme contrel in Herat. Through Mr. Minassian's action the Library now is in possession of an origi- nal manuscript produced at Herat dur- ing the period of its ancient glory, a entitled: “The Singularities of In- fancy.” “The Wonders of Youth,” “The Marvels of Manhood” and “The Bene- fits of Age.” The manuscript, a handsome one, unusually well preserved, is written in the Shikaster Nastallq style of the Persian_calligraphy. dered with blue and gold lines, and there are decorations in the 'same colors. Who the copylst was is not Herat had known ended with him. | ere 10,000 couplets in the poem, which | is divided into four ghazels, or odes, The text is bor- | has presented also to the Library several specimens of hand-illuminated intial letters and an illuminated passage from the Koran, transcribed 159 years ago, which, beginning with the name of Allah—“Bism-el-Allah"—was to serve daily to remind its possessor that it hould -guide him through life and at death take him into heaven. The Temple Trees of Japan. It is the custom in Japan, almost a over the graves of Japan. The follage| ranges from a tarnished green in the older branches to a new-leaf green in the younger. The cones grcw in cluse) ters “along spiny terminal branchlets.| The silhouette is not unltke that of a| Japanese pagoda. Several spocimens of| this tree were brought from .Japan for| vears and planted in Bronx Pari,| e of location did not seem to agree with them at once, but later they began to flourish and are now the object of much interesty 2,900-Mile Tow Through Storms Over Pacific Makes History. universal one, to guard the sacred tem- ples of the land with a planting of a | certain species of cedar trees which are | supposed to stand guard over the dead | The temple tree reaches a height of 125 feet, from which it keeps watch | period which embraces the years of the voyages of Columbus. “The Divan” of Mir Ali Shir is written in the Chaghatay, which, through the genius of the poet, was elevated to the | height of a literary language. There now in modern Afghanistan, shone at | this epoch with great brilliancy. Here | Mir Alf Shir dwelled, one of its bright- ’ known. Perhaps he was Sultan All | | Merhadi, who is said to have excelled | all other penmen in wriling the Nas- taliq character and every day to hi copied 20 couplets for Mir Ali Shir. With this manuscript Mr. Minassian important manuscript volume to the | e Sesliag et | Orlente: collection bearing Mr. Minas- | 2oy e A DOy e ot mrie sian's n€me recently placed by him in sic, an iiluminator of manuscripts, an the National Library. | expert chlligrapher, an adviser to the Countess Von Spee, German admiral who w the batile of the Falkland Islands, died recently est lights, until his death in 1501. In 1506 Sultan Husayn, himself a tan Husayn Mirza of the Timurial his name are associated those of the poet of learning, died and the era that Special Dispatch to The Ster. VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 4. | Halled as the greatest towing feat in | tory on the northern Pacific, the | Ivage King is home safely, after tak- | ing the disabled freighter Havilah from | Dutch Harsor, Unalaska, to Osaka,' Japan, The tow, a distance of 2,900 miles, was made in the worst of Winter weather. i A real saga of the sea is the story related by Capt. J. M. Hewison, the| ¢mall but doughty skipper of the King. | Seas 50 feet in height, gumerous S O S messages, thrilling ocscapes from a| us tow line, near dfsaster and rag- | hurricanes are some of the high- ! s. | y “No Delivery, No Pay.” | Working_on_a_*no-delivery-no-pay” he Pacific Salvage Co. undertook | the freighter Havilah when its broke down in Midpacific. i Mir Ali Shir, the schoolfellow of Sul-|Sultan and & patron of learning. With | | TN I DN il than any of its predecessors. The year just ended has Bt lar have been the many, varied offerings from “The we take notice of this rccord, made possible by the 1On e trip Trom victoria o Dutch | Lawn €1 19 e { able to buy their furniture and home furnishings o % crew Were given a taste of what they | Bench Gliding Divan extremes in price reductions and assortniéftf, e to encounter, her captain related. | A furious southeaster and a blinding inow covered ship from stem to stern vith a coat of ‘ice. When she arrived | at Dutch Harbor, she might well have | ben taken for a ghost ship of the! Aretic Her tow, an 8,000-ton freighter with | a cargo of 4,000,000 feet of lumber, | oppeared as a_giant beside the 1.100- ton Salvage King. A huge deckload | piled 16 feet high presented a further | problem. Throughout the trip it pre- sented a constant menace. On March 12 the King started her cpoch-making run. 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High seas curling over the | stern constantly threatened the men at the tow line and the whipping line itself | was a source of grave danger. Finally | the ships were hove-to and lay for | eight hours before the wind abated. H You might see some bed dav- cnport suites offered at a price e this, but seldom do you find a Handsome Velour suite of this quality priced so low. Note the 3 Pieces in Genuine Mohair o aley During this time, the mountainous | three good-looking pieces—and seas pitched both vessels about like | hebed Havenpartwhichiconoeals Folding Hard. Porch. Rocker Garden Hose Safety Baby tops. At times, the Havilah, 2,000 yards | 5 d wood Chair Swing away at the end of the tow line, could a full size double bed. $1.19 s 08 25-toot length. T b A Mattress FREE! 31 1 s198 98¢ seriously interrupt the trip. 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After leaving the Bering Sea the crew | figuredt hew orst of the trip was over. | But the worst was yet to come., Nine cays of whistling gales, |nursposedi with calm seas while the wind changed, painted an epic drama in the history of salvage. On one occasion, only seveh miles headway was made by the two| ships during the 24 hours. 1 Oil bags were broken over the side of the Salvage vessel to calm the angry rollers. The deckload of the Havilah - T—— battered and wrenched, threatened to break loose at any minute. In a howling hurricane on the night | i > I of March 22 the crucial period of the f whole voyage occurred. k i ] i l'" I Carriage $14.75 A splendid- 1y woven fiber SOS Comes From Boat. Beaten and smashed by hundreds of | tons of water, the Havilah's deckload | shifted to port. She listed terribly and a frantic SOS was dispatched to the Park Stroller Sturdy eonmstruction King by Mors: lamp. “We are sink- m‘* hand woven fiber. —a paic of at- ing” it read. ! il tractive - “Tor- | All_hands on the King were called | | $ 98 3 : 2 out,” related the captain. “The life| 2 chieres with each J boats were swung out in readiness to | $1.00 Down of these Suites! ro to her assistance and men stood by the tow line with acetylene torches ready to cut it if necessary.” | By heroic work on the part of the | Havilah's crew the disaster was avert- ecd. Wading around in water and snow, they managed to secure the lashings on the lumber and when daylight dawned, the sea subsided enabling them to finish the job properly. Thus was the task made dangerous and difficult. The delicate steering ap- paratus on the Havilah which went | out of order almost daily was a con-| stant source of worry to the King's| commander. Every two hours hard- wood blocks, which took the chafe from | the tow line, had to be replaced. The | vhipping tow line was a constant canger and the skipper himself bears 2 blue bruise where it touched him on one occasion. ‘The sturdy craft encountered 16 rales in all during the voyege and through it all she averaged 4.7 knots an hour, covering the distance between Dutch Harbor and Osaka in 26 days. | (Copyright, 1929.) Anniversary Sale! 4-Pc. Bedroom Suite Far better than you'd believe possible to buy for so little money. The four pieces are: Dresser, Bed, Dressing Table and Chest of Drawers—all of gumwood in walnut finish, Pay Only $5 Down! s | Bright,ACh.eery 5-pc. Breakfast Set Drop-leaf Table and four bow- back Chairs, carefully constructed. Hard enameled finish in a delight- ful color. Lidiaaiiiii Anniversary Sale! 4 Charming Bedroom Pieces in Walnut Veneer 219 A suits you will be justly proud to possess. Consists of large Dresser and full Vanity, full- sized Bed and Chifforobe; constructed of wal- nut venecr over solid gumwood. Regularly $150. $£5.00 Delivers It! Anniversary Sale WOMEN TO VIEW GARDENS. Party of 20 Sails, Representing New York Clubs. NEW YORK, May 4 (P —Twenty ew York women sailed on the Laconia i d to study European gardens and ot ideas for their own gardens. All| are members of the garden clubs. ‘ In the group were Mrs. Carr V.| Van Anda, wife of the managing edi- tor of the New York Times, and Mrs. Frederick A. Wallis, whose husband was formerly commissioner of immi- gration and more recently_commission- er of corrections in New York. our Anniversary Gift to you—a Room Size Rug —with the purchase of each of these outfits. > Just in g time to dress up your floors for spring and summer. Varieties were never better or prices never lower. Delivers Any Ru g | Battling Nelson ! i Bed-Davenport Suite A suite for service, and yet a most attrac- tive one, too. Three pieces: Bed-Davenpor:, c) Acts as Black-Eye = Py This Great Sale Starts Pro xper m our i — CHICAGO, May 4.—Battling Nelson, | cx-champion of the lightweight ring, | appeared in court today as an expert | [ witness to testify about a pair of black | | eyes possessed by his niece. ! The niece, Mrs. Rose Kosatka, sought | Armchair_and Rocker, all cavered with im $19.75 Fibre Rugs Now 9x12 Japanese $79 98 P 57 the Associated Press. B oot eang Choice of sizes 9x12 Grass Rug 1 o : ; 35 Delivers the Suite o o Rypomed a 'ona l In the popular basket- $13.95 Seamless Tapestry Rugs 8x10 Japanese GrassRug. ..... : $2.49 : “THE HOME . 1 Frank Kosatka. | Size 9x12 feet. Sec- i divores Trom Frank Kosstka, | \f pa b Rocker S 95 | 6x9Japanese $198 | §i DRESSER pion, are you not?” Judge Joseph | 4 7 g onds of the regul . 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